London Fire Brigade report confirms my scoop from May that the smoke detection system at New Providence Wharf failed when fire hit.
This meant communal doors did not automatically close and smoke filled communal areas.
Full details of the report here👇insidehousing.co.uk/news/new-provi…
This meant communal doors did not automatically close and smoke filled communal areas.
Full details of the report here👇insidehousing.co.uk/news/new-provi…
The report illustrates a pretty chaotic scene of "smoke-logged' corridors and firefighters having to use smoke hoods to help get residents out of the building 
This failure is pretty shocking but even more shocking when you consider the building is clad in Grenfell-style ACM cladding (still not removed 4 years after Grenfell) and has timber decked balconies.
Must be pretty scary for residents.
They know that the building is covered in dangerous materials that the gov and LFB say should be removed.
Now, on top of that, they know in the event of a fire the internal systems installed to protect them have 'seriously failed'
They know that the building is covered in dangerous materials that the gov and LFB say should be removed.
Now, on top of that, they know in the event of a fire the internal systems installed to protect them have 'seriously failed'
Luckily, in this case, the ACM did not 'significantly contribute to the external spread of fire'.
However, the timber-decked balconies definitely did.
However, the timber-decked balconies definitely did.
Important to point out that this is not the first high-profile fire that has seen the spread of flames supported by the timber-decked balconies.
The Barking Fire was another example of the dangers of these materials on balconies in assisting fire spread.
insidehousing.co.uk/news/news/leak…
The Barking Fire was another example of the dangers of these materials on balconies in assisting fire spread.
insidehousing.co.uk/news/news/leak…
Oh, and another one.
The Orwell Building in West Hampstead Square was also developed by Ballymore. insidehousing.co.uk/news/news/fire…
The Orwell Building in West Hampstead Square was also developed by Ballymore. insidehousing.co.uk/news/news/fire…
The LFB has now called on building owners to check the materials of their balconies and 'modify if necessary'.
Walk around any major city in England, or anywhere, and you will find timber balconies on many of the apartment blocks.
That's a lot of modification.
Walk around any major city in England, or anywhere, and you will find timber balconies on many of the apartment blocks.
That's a lot of modification.
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